AbstractAim: this paper is a report of a concept analysis of Forgiveness and its practice within the social work area. Background: worldwide interest in and funding for Forgiveness research has brought about a body of knowledge from many disciplines that could be clinically useful to social work. At this time Forgiveness interventions are used in social work in other countries, primary in the USA. The social workers in the Scandinavian countries need to focus on this important area of inquiry. Method: Forgiveness was explored from a philosophical perspective and from Forgiveness interventions from a variety of areas suitable for social work.